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News Articles: Scott Simon

Scott Simon's daughter Elise and his wife, Caroline, on Elise's first birthday.

Opinion: We do anything to make our kids smile

NPR's Scott Simon muses about the passage of parental time, now that his eldest daughter has turned 21.

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<em>The Real Housewives of New York</em> was a hit. So ... why not Real Houseplants of Scottsdale?

Opinion: Let's make this Fall TV slate a 'reality'

As the writer's strike continues into the fall TV season, NPR's Scott Simon imagines a fresh crop of reality show substitutes for regular programming.

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Detail of the fabric used on his feet by Marcos Antonio Costa, 27, to climb açaí palm trees to pick its berries in the rainforest near Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil, on June 6, 2020.

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

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Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts, photographed around 1979, were among the prominent female voices on NPR in its early years.

'Unrelentingly Tough' and 'Unfailingly Kind': NPR's Scott Simon Remembers Cokie Roberts

Journalism lost a trailblazing voice yesterday. Cokie Roberts, who covered Congress for NPR beginning in the 1970s and later joined ABC News, passed...

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On Second Thought For Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019

National Public Radio founding mother and media icon Cokie Roberts has passed away at age 75. Reflect on her contributions to public radio and public...

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